# viaticals

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Life insurance policies which are sold at a discount to the face amount, or death benefit, of people who have been medically determined to have life expectancies of less than two years.

## Etymology
From Latin viaticum (“provisions for a long journey”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/viaticals